Flatpicking Guitar Trios by Mark Geslison. For Ensemble (Mixed). Trios. Bill's Music Shelf. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. Book + Online Audio. 68 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21580).
ISBN 9780786677092. Bluegrass. 8.5" x 11" inches.
Flatpicking Guitar Trios is designed to bring guitarists together. Each arrangement includes a melody, a harmony, and a rhythm part. All parts are written in both standard notation and 6-line guitar tablature. The arrangements contain multiple chord charts allowing all trio members to get a quick glance of the chord sequence at any time while playing the tune. For more versions of these tunes, please refer to the authoris 50 Tunes Volume 1 for Guitar (99941BCD) published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. The 50 Tunes guitar book comes with three compact discs and is available at music stores throughout the U.S. and many countries outside of the U.S.

Flatpicking Guitar Pocketbook by Steve Kaufman. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Solos. Pocketbook. Bluegrass. Beginning. Pocketbook. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95555).
ISBN 9780786605934. Bluegrass. 5x3.5 inches.
Bluegrass guitar pickers should not be without this book! Contains 32 pages of valuable information on chords, backups, and strumming as well as 19 popular solos written in notation and tablature.

Deluxe Bluegrass/Flatpickin' Guitar Method by Neil and Steve Griffin. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book. 104 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93630).
ISBN 9780871666741. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A comprehensive method for learning to play guitar in the bluegrass flatpicking style. The first part includes instruction on tuning, reading notation and tablature, learning chords from diagrams, bass runs, left and right hand techniques, plus short pieces and studies. The second part offers dozens of progressively arranged solos in standard notation and tablature with suggested accompaniment chord symbols.

Get Started on Bluegrass and Country Guitar!. (A Complete Lesson for Beginners). By Steve Kaufman. For Guitar. Homespun Tapes. DVD. Guitar tablature. Homespun #DVDKAUST21. Published by Homespun (HL.642158).
ISBN 1597733202. With guitar tablature. 5.25x7.5 inches.
Steve Kaufman introduces new players to all the elements of guitar flatpicking. No previous experience is necessary. All that's needed is a guitar, a flatpick and the desire to accompany and play lead on great folk, bluegrass and country songs: Down in the Valley • Aura Lee • Blue Ridge Cabin Home • Wildwood Flower • Amazing Grace • Shady Grove • Soldier's Joy. LEVEL 1 • INCLUDES MUSIC AND TAB .PDF • 100 MIN.

Chords and Scales for Dobro and Lap Steel Guitar by Ori Beanstock. For Guitar (Resonator). Chord Book. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book. 48 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21980).
ISBN 9780786682331. Bluegrass. 8.75" x 11.75" inches.
A visual way to master chords and scales on six string Dobro and lap steel guitars in open G tuning. * All chord and scale positions are presented as graphs, letting the player become fully familiarized with the instrument. * Each graph describes a different position showing the neck to its full length so the player will see the book as if the instrument is lying on their lap. * This book offers numerous positions of chords in all twelve keys as well as most essential scales and modes.

The Real Bluegrass Book. (C Instruments). By Various. For C Instruments. Fake Book. Softcover. 432 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.310910).
ISBN 0634049216. 8.5x11 inches.
Since the 1970s, The Real Book has been the most popular book for gigging jazz musicians. Hal Leonard is proud to publish completely legal and legitimate editions of the original volumes as well as exciting new volumes to carry on the tradition to new generations of players in all styles of music! All the Real Books feature hundreds of time-tested songs in accurate arrangements in the famous easy-to-read, hand-written notation with comb-binding.This collection gathers more than 300 bluegrass favorites presented in the straightforward Real Book format adored by musicians: Alabama Jubilee • Ballad of Jed Clampett • Bill Cheatham • Blue Ridge Mountain Blues • Bury Me Beneath the Willow • Dixie Hoedown • Down to the River to Pray • Foggy Mountain Top • Highway 40 Blues • How Mountain Girls Can Love • I'm Goin' Back to Old Kentucky • John Henry • Keep on the Sunny Side • The Long Black Veil • My Rose of Old Kentucky • Old Train • Pretty Polly • Rocky Top • Sally Goodin • Shady Grove • Wabash Cannonball • Wayfaring Stranger • Wildwood Flower • The Wreck of the Old '97 • and hundreds more!

Bluegrass. (Guitar Play-Along Volume 77). By Various. For Guitar. Guitar Play-Along. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 64 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.699910).
ISBN 1423421191. With guitar tablature. 9x12 inches.
The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!8 songs: Duelin' Banjos • Foggy Mountain Breakdown • Gold Rush • I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow • Nine Pound Hammer • Orange Blossom Special • Rocky Top • Wildwood Flower.
About Hal Leonard Guitar Play-Along Series
The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the seperate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along.

Hal Leonard Bluegrass Guitar Method. (Learn to Play Rhythm and Lead Bluegrass Guitar with Step-by-Step Lessons and 18 Great Songs). For Guitar. Guitar Method. Softcover with CD. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.697405).
ISBN 1423491610. 9x12 inches.
The Hal Leonard Bluegrass Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning bluegrass guitar. This book uses popular bluegrass songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead playing in the styles of Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Maybelle Carter, Lester Flatt, and many others. Lessons include Carter strumming, alternating bass, waltz strums, using the capo, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, crosspicking, and much more. The accompanying CD includes 43 tracks for demonstration and play-along. Songs include: Amazing Grace • Blue Moon of Kentucky • Cripple Creek • I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow • I'll Fly Away • We'll Meet Again Sweetheart • The Wreck of the Old '97 • and more.
About Hal Leonard Guitar Method
The world-famous Hal Leonard Guitar Method is preferred by teachers because it makes them more effective while making their job easier. Students enjoy its easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method provides a complete system to playing success which includes three levels of instruction and a myriad of play-along supplemental songbooks that let students play great songs while they're still learning to play.

Flatpicking Bluegrass Guitar arranged by Lisle Crowley. For Guitar. Guitar Solo. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 48 pages. Professional Music Institute #44046. Published by Professional Music Institute (HL.1443).
ISBN 1423497694. With guitar tablature. 9x12 inches.
New techniques for performing great sounding bluegrass standards. Includes detailed instructional tips at the beginning of each song. The accompanying CD includes recordings of every song, some with a slower, practice speed and one at performance speed. By the time you work to the end of the book you are playing songs that will challenge advanced players. Songs include: Battle of New Orleans • Cripple Creek • Drunken Sailor • Just a Closer Walk with Thee • Rocky Top • Will the Circle Be Unbroken? • and more.

Flatpicking Guitar for the Complete Ignoramus! by Wayne Erbsen. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Methods. Native Ground Music. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 80 pages. Published by Native Ground Music (MB.NGB106).
ISBN 9781883206581. Bluegrass. 9" x 12" inches.
This FUN instruction book will get you playing forty old-time and bluegrass guitar tunes in no time flat! Wayne's many years of teaching guitar are evident on each page of this book. The instruction audio CD is complete with a whopping 91 tracks and the complete lyrics to all forty songs found in the book. 9"x 12", 80 pages. This book is guaranteed to help the beginning and intermediate guitarist. (How many books come with a personal guarantee by the author? You'll Also Learn... How to Tune, How to Hold Your Pick, How to Do the Rest Stroke, How to Play Solid Rhythm, How to Play Back-Up Chords to 30 Old-Time Fiddle Tunes, How to Understand Painless Music Theory, How to Improvise, How to Fight the Fear of Scales and How to Play by Ear.

Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar, Volume 2. (Learn Music by Ear). By Murphy Henry. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Rhythm/Backup. Learn Music by Ear. Bluegrass. Beginning. DVD. Duration 88 minutes. Published by Murphy Method (MB.21968DVD).
Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Vol. 2 (formerly titled Basic Bluegrass Runs on Guitar Vol. 2): Tired of playing out of G and C position all the time? Ready to try some different keys? This video introduces the keys of D, A, and E and shows you plenty of new and exciting runs to use in these keys. We also explain the all-important Lester Flatt G run! Best of all, we include a long lesson on using the capo to play in different keys. A fabulous video for guitar players who feel like they are stuck in a rut. Jam-packed with information you won't find anywhere else! No Tab. (88 minutes).

First Jams: Flatpick Guitar Book/CD Set by Lee Drew Andrews. For Guitar (Flatpick). Improvisation. First Jams. Bluegrass; Play Along. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 24 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21509BCD).
ISBN 9780786678433. Bluegrass; Play Along. 8.75x11.75 inches.
The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn. These are standard "Jam" tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written in the same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, dulcimer or Dobro together, grab these books and start jamming. Improvisation - Another idea behind writing the First Jam series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn, but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. Each book offers the melody for that particular instrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. Each song is represented in Tab, notation and chord symbols. The accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. The first playing the song with the melody line, the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise. Tunes include: Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Arkansas Traveler, Will the Circle Be Unbroken and many more.

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Dobro Edition Book/2-CD Set edited by Dix Bruce and Stacy Phillips. For Guitar (Resonator). Tune Book. Parking Lot Pickers. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 304 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21692BCD).
ISBN 9780786680184. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson and many more. Also included: Step-by-Step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key! The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book.

Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Workshop DVD. (A Hands-On Guide). By Orrin Star. For Guitar (Flatpick). Rhythm/Backup. Bluegrass. DVD. Duration 95 minutes. Published by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (MB.FGM1003).
Having created the first day-long workshop devoted exclusively to rhythm playing, renowned flatpicker Orrin Star has helped guitarists around the country improve their rhythm skills. This 95-minute video offers an enhanced version of Orrin's live workshop, featuring additional bass runs and songs, a new section on playing with other guitarists, and a guest appearance by Kenny Smith. Starting with the basics and working up from there, it will show you: a full range of strums and bass runs; how and when to apply them; the key to killer bass runs (rest strokes); the "cool" chord forms; how to approach faster songs.

Advanced Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar DVD by Wyatt Rice. For Guitar (Flatpick). Rhythm/Backup. Bluegrass. Intermediate. DVD. Duration 90 minutes. Published by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (MB.FGM1006).
In this 90-minute DVD, rhythm guitar master Wyatt Rice teaches you how to greatly expand your rhythm guitar abilities by teaching: crosspicking rhythm; syncopated rhythm; a variety of right hand patterns combined with left hand technique to develop a "groove" rhythm; unique bass runs; passing chords; chord substitutions; and chord inversions. Additionally, Wyatt is shown improvisationally accompanying various instruments (banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin) and then analyzing what he has done to provide the rhythmic foundation behind each instrument. Special guest appearances by Rickie Simpkins, Kenny Smith, Sammy Shelor, and Tony Rice. Wyatt Rice has been one of the top rhythm guitar players in bluegrass and acoustic music for the past 20 years. He has been a member of the Tony Rice Unit since 1984. Of Wyatt's rhythm, Tony Rice has said, "He gave the band a fuller voice and an easily identifiable sound. Things that I did with the guitar I could not otherwise have done if Wyatt's rhythm guitar had not been there.".

Orrin Star's Flatpicking Primer DVD. (A Comprehensive Guide). By Orrin Star. For Guitar (Flatpick). Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning. DVD. Duration 120 minutes. Published by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (MB.FGM1007).
Subtitled "What the Tab Won't Tell You," this DVD and its accompanying 23-page transcription book are designed for the guitar player who already has some knowledge of guitar chords, rhythm, and perhaps even lead styles outside of the flatpicking realm (fingerstyle, classical, blues, rock, etc.). If you already know how to play the guitar, but are not familiar with the flatpicking style and repertoire, then this DVD is for you! In this DVD Orrin Star teaches you the fundamentals of flatpicking in great detail focusing specifically on the technique and articulation. Orrin's masterful presentation of right-hand technique will help you overcome the common hurdles that many who are new to flatpicking tend to encounter. He also emphasizes the special characteristics of the flatpicking technique and style to include how to develop the "fiddle tune" feel and groove. Orrin's presentation on left-hand technique will also help you smooth out your playing by "squeezing the juice" out of every note. Orrin teaches all technical details in the context of learning songs from the flatpicking repertoire. The songs included on this DVD and tab book are: Old Joe Clark (4 arrangements), Whiskey Before Breakfast, I Saw the Light, House of the Rising Sun, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Soldier's Joy, Red Haired Boy (2 arrangements), and Cherokee Shuffle. Each of these song arrangements is designed to teach you specific technical skills related to the art of flatpicking (such as crosspicking, floating, Carter Style, Blake Style, integrating strums into lead playing, accenting notes to emulate a vocalists phrasing, etc.). This DVD is not just a repertoire builder. As Orrin states in the DVD's introduction, his goal is to "teach you how to fish" not simply "catch fish for you.".